The former Manchester United star claimed the Anfield outfit only won 5-0 the last time the teams met because he hadn't signed for the Spanish giants at that stage.

They faced each other in the 2008-09 season when Liverpool followed up a 4-0 win at Anfield with a 1-0 victory in the Bernabeu to book a quarter-final place.

But Ronaldo said: "5-0? I was not there. It's different.

"Every game has a different story. This year will be different so we are a different team, different coach.

"Liverpool are different too, so let's see who's going to be the best.

"It will be nice for me to face Liverpool. I've never played there since I came to Real Madrid. It's going to be the first time and I'm looking forward to it. I know Liverpool is a very difficult stadium.

"But we are Real Madrid. In general the group is nice and it's going to be good for Real Madrid."

“5-0? I was not there. It's different”

Cristiano Ronaldo

Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre, whose side also face Basle and Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets in Group B, said: "It's exciting when you come back and you're Liverpool.

"It's our competition, five times winners and big night against teams like Real Madrid is what it's all about.

"I'm a Liverpool fan as well as the chief executive and when you support a club like Liverpool, every game's great.

"But there's nothing like a Champions League night at Anfield against a team like Real Madrid.

"The place will be absolutely rocking, as it always has been in those sorts of fixtures."

Boss Brendan Rodgers added: "That was last season's hard work, what we were working towards - getting Liverpool back into a competition where we are synonymous.

"Then to have Real Madrid in your group, the champions last season, is going to be special."